Buleleng Regency
Buleleng (Balinese: ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬸᬮᭂᬮᭂᬂ, romanized: Kabupatén Buléléng) is a regency (kabupaten) of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,365.88 km2 and population of 624,125 at the 2010 census[2] and 791,910 at the 2020 census.[3] Its regency seat is at the town of Singaraja.
Buleleng Regency
Kabupaten Bulelengᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬸᬮᭂᬮᭂᬂ | |
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 Seal | |
| Motto: Singa Ambaraja | |
 Location within Bali | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  Bali |
| Capital | Singaraja |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Putu Agus Suradnyana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 527.37 sq mi (1,365.88 km2) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 791,810 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 362 |
| Website | bulelengkab.go.id |
Buleleng was founded as a kingdom by Gusti Panji Sakti, who ruled c. 1660-c. 1700. He is commemorated as a heroic ancestor-figure who expanded the power of Buleleng to Blambangan on East Java.[4] The kingdom was weakened during its successors, and fell under the suzerainty of the neighbouring Karangasem kingdom in the second half of the 18th century. It was headed by an autonomous branch of the Karangasem Dynasty in 1806–1849.
The Dutch attacked Buleleng in 1846, 1848 and 1849, and defeated it on the last occasion.[5] Buleleng was incorporated in the Dutch colonial system and lost its autonomy in 1882. In 1929 a descendant of Gusti Panji Sakti, the renowned scholar Gusti Putu Jelantik, was appointed regent by the Dutch. He died in 1944, during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. His son was a well-known novelist, Anak Agung Nyoman Panji Tisna. In 1947, Anak Agung Pandji Tisna surrendered the throne to his younger brother, Anak Agung Ngurah Ketut Djelantik, known as Meester Djelantik, until 1950. In 1949-50 Buleleng, like the rest of Bali, was incorporated in the unitary republic of Indonesia.
Administrative districts
The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 census[6] and the 2020 census.[7] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its postal codes.
The administrative centres of each district have the same name as the district itself, except for the Buleleng District (of which the centre is Singaraja, which also serves as the administrative capital of the whole regency) and Sawan District (of which the centre is Sangsit). Gerokgak District includes the small offshore island of Pulau Menjangan Kecil.
| Name | Area in km2 | Population census 2010[8] | Population census 2020[9] | Number of villages | Post codes |
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| Gerokgak (a) | 356.57 | 78,825 | 97,552 | 14 | 81155 |
| Seririt | 111.78 | 69,572 | 93,412 | 21 | 81153 |
| Busungbiu | 196.62 | 39,719 | 52,690 | 15 | 81154 |
| Banjar | 172.60 | 68,960 | 86,205 | 17 | 81152 |
| Sukasada | 172.93 | 72,050 | 89,774 | 15 | 81161 |
| Buleleng | 46.94 | 128,899 | 150,211 | 29 | 81111 -81119 |
| Sawan | 92.52 | 58,578 | 80,174 | 14 | 81171 |
| Kubutambahan | 118.24 | 53,765 | 68,778 | 13 | 81172 |
| Tejakula | 97.68 | 53,757 | 73,017 | 10 | 81173 |
| Totals | 1,365.88 | 624,125 | 791,813 | 148 |
Buleleng Regency has 9 district, 19 sub-district, and 129 villages. In 2017, the population estimated 814.356 with area 1.364,73 km² and density 598 people/km².[10][11]
- Map of Buleleng Regency in Bali
Map of districts in Buleleng Regency
List of districts and sub-districts in Buleleng Regency as follows:
| Code | Districts | Sub-districts | Village | Status | List |
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| 51.08.04 | Banjar | - | 17 | Desa |
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| 51.08.06 | Buleleng | 17 | 12 | Desa |
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| 51.08.03 | Busung Biu | - | 15 | Desa |
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| 51.08.01 | Gerokgak | - | 14 | Desa |
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| 51.08.08 | Kubutambahan | - | 13 | Desa |
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| 51.08.07 | Sawan | - | 14 | Desa |
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| 51.08.02 | Seririt | 1 | 20 | Desa |
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| 51.08.05 | Sukasada | 1 | 14 | Desa |
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| 51.08.09 | Tejakula | - | 10 | Desa |
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| TOTAL | 19 | 129 |
Airports
Lt.Col. Wisnu Airfield is located in the Sumberkima village.
Research of a new airport was completed in 2017, due to the congestion of Ngurah Rai International Airport. The new two-runway airport will be built in the east part of Buleleng Regency and will be connected by railway to the existing airport.[12] Kubutambahan, 15 kilometers east of Singaraja, was decided to be the new airport site over two other candidates, Sangsit and Gerokgak, after taking into account geographical conditions, wind speed, wind direction, and other factors.[13]
Pearl producers
Many big pearl producers have developed 130.9 hectares in Gerokgak village as an area for pearl breeding and world-class pearl productions. It will enlarge to 250 hectares swath of water stretching from Gerokgak to Kubutambahan.[14]
Gallery
Two warriors in Buleleng, 1865
Balinese and Papuan slaves of the Rajah of Buleleng, 1865
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- H.J. de Graaf, 'Goesti Pandji Sakti, vorst van Boeleleng', Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 83:1 1949.
- Pringle, pp. 96-100
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- BADAN PUSAT STATISTIK Kabupaten Buleleng (Census 2010 & 2020)
- "Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 137 Tahun 2017 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan". Kementerian Dalam Negeri Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 72 Tahun 2019 tentang Perubahan atas Permendagri nomor 137 Tahun 2017 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan". Kementerian Dalam Negeri Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "Expanded Bali airport to be at full capacity by 2017". Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- "Kubutambahan to become airport site". July 31, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- "North Bali coast boasts major pearl producers".
External links
- Pringle, Robert (2004). Bali: Indonesia's Hindu Realm; A short history of. Short History of Asia Series. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-863-3.
North Bali travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Buleleng at Wikimedia Commons- (in Indonesian) Official website
